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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Town Documents Maine Government Documents 1925 Thirty-Fifth Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Westbrook for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1925 Together With Other Annual Reports Westbrook, (Me.) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs Repository Citation Westbrook, (Me.), "Thirty-Fifth Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Westbrook for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1925 Together With Other Annual Reports" (1925). Maine Town Documents. 7779. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs/7779 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Town Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF WESTBROOK, MAINE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1925 TOGETHER WITH OTHER ANNUAL REPORTS W ESTBRO O K H. S. COBB, PRINTER 1 9 2 6 NOV 1 8 1927 I % °l I Z b Westbrook City Government, 1925 MAYOR EUGENE I. CUMMINGS PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL WILLIAM S. BELL ALDERMEN-AT-LARGE WILLIAM S. BELL JAMES H. HUESTON MYRON A. PARKER WARD ALDERMEN Ward One F. HAROLD CLOUDMAN B. D. MANCHESTER Ward Two RALPH W. COUSINS ELMER W. RANDALL Ward Three EUGENE LAMONTAGNE ARTHUR L. LEIGHTON Ward Four HARRY V . REDDEN NAPOLEON LEFEBVRE Ward Five HENRY J. GOWEN HENRY L. HENDRICKSON CITY CLERK WADE L. BRIDGHAM Standing Committees of the City Council Finance—Bell, Hueston, Parker. A ccounts—Cousins, Lefebvre, Cloudman. H ig h w a ys, Sid ew alks, BRIDGES-Hendricksen,Gowen,Manchester. Fire Departm ent—Hueston, Parker, Bell. New Streets—Cloudman, Gowen, Redden, Cousins, Lamontagne. Street Lights—Lamontagne, Redden, Randall. Rules and Orders—Gowen. Lamontagne, Cousins. Police—Parker, Hueston, Hendrickson. D rains and Sew ers—Randall, Hendrickson, Leighton. Licenses—Lefebvre, Randall, Manchester. Claims—Manchester, Lefebvre, Gowen. H ealth —Leighton, Lefebvre, Cloudman. Pensions—Redden, Leighton, Manchester. CITY OFFICERS, 1925 City Treasurer and Collector, Ralph W. Miller City Solicitor, Grover Welch Street Commissioner, Fred A. Bodge Chief Engineer of Fire Department, Oscar C. Libby First Assistant Engineer of Fire Department, Frank O. Young Second Assistant Engineer of Fire Department, Ovide Aube City Electrician, Edward A. Reny Sealer of Weights and Measures, Ernest S. Estes Building Inspector, George E. Weymouth Inspector of Plumbing, John W. Ouelette Milk Inspector, Wilfred Torrey Chief of Police, Willis P. Mitchell Police Commissioner for three years, Dr. A. N. Witham City Phyiscian, Dr. Frederick E. Wheet City Engineer, Henry W. Foster Trustees of Cemeteries and Parks, Charles A. Hurd City Forester, Cleophas Boucher Overseer of the Poor, Mrs. Margaret E. Robichaud Regent of Memorial Library, George C. Pike Surveyors of Stone, Kenneth A. Gale, James H. Pride Dog Destroyer, Frank Buotte Public Weighers: Frank A. Chase, Jr., Stanley E. Goff, Thomas C. Kelley, Patrick Burke, Fred Guimond, Byron G. Pride, Merritt G. Pride, Mrs. Florence T. Coffin, Miss Edith Warren and Ed ward S. Brooks. Surveyors of Wood and Lumber: William S. Leighton, Roy H. Burrows, John Cotton, Charles B. McKeague, William Morrill, Edson Holston, Forrest E. Walker, Joseph Conners, Frank J. Washburn and Fred A. Burnham. Special Police: Walter L. Hale, Charles E. Beesley, Melvin L. Barbour, Charles E. Willey, Alfred St. Pierre, Byron A. Reed, Joseph Francoeur, Edgar E. Berube, Sanford E. Eldridge and Marshall H. Merrill at the Star Theatre. Constables: Willis P. Mitchell, Edward J. Herbert, James E. Field, Joseph A. Hebert, Walter L. Hale, Charles E. Beesley Melvin L. Barbour, Frank A. Austin, Howard M. Stevens, Smith Hawkes, Charles W. Carll, Horace H. Walton, William F. Grant, David Jamieson, Frank H. Allen, Willis S. Mann, William H. Kelley, George E. Herman, W. L. Pennell, William F. Bishop, Charles E. Richardson, Andrew B. Henderson, Mar tin A. Thompson, Fred A. Bodge and Harry A. Parsons. Mayor’s Address Gentlemen of the City Council: Before taking up with you some of the many prob lems of our city which will confront us in our administra tion, I desire and entreat you gentlemen to give me your entire support and co-operation so that the best interests of our city will be advanced; and I will do all that I can in the administration of the duties which are incumbent upon me, so that our combined efforts will mean that our city will advance and keep step with other progressive cities throughout the state. I sincerely hope that our meeting will be harmonious, and that a spirit of unison may predominate and that the beet interests of our city will be uppermost in the minds of each and everyone of us whenever any business is before the council, Let us not be partisan when the best interests of our city may thereby suffer, but on the contrary let it also be said of our administration that we have at all times honestly utilized our humble efforts in the direction of honest, safe and sane government. It is my firm intention to watch over and see that all appropriations are used for the purpose intended by the council, and to curtail all un necessary expenditures. Briefly I will outline some of the work to come before us in the various departments. ROADS All new road work should be of a permanent type, which is very vital under our present motor traffic, and our appropriations should be sufficient to finish sections of our roads that have been partly constructed, and this I believe, should be attended to as soon as possible, so that summer traffic will not be delayed, and especially all main streets leading through the city over which there is 6 CITY OF WESTBROOK a great amount of travel should be in good repair before the tourists begin to travel. I recommend that all state roads receive our attention as soon as weather conditions will permit. I also recommend that an appropriation be made to be used in the application of a coat of asphalt on some of the roads that lead into our main streets. SIDEWALKS I would recommend that our sidewalks be made of some permanent material, as I believe this will be more satisfactory and of less expense to the city. RIVERBANK PARK I have no recommendations to make as I believe the Park Trustees are capable of caring for this department as they have done in the past. LIBRARY This department should not need any great amount as it is in excellent repair and well managed. SCHOOLS I would recommend for this department that we do all in our power to improve as much as we can our present high standard, and to make it higher and on par with the best schools of any city in our state. Our schools develop our future citizens, and we should assist them by adopt ing the best methods of public education. FIRE DEPARTMENT I find this department in good condition and recom mend the purchase of one thousand feet of hose which they are in need of. CITY HOME AND POOR I think this department does its task in a faithful manner, and I know of no great expense in this depart ment for this year. m a y o r ’ s a d d r e s s 7 SEWERS The sewer construction for our city has been mostly carried on to provide for local areas where house building is actually in progress with little regard for the ultimate needs of a carefully designed system. Prince and a por tion of King Street have for some years been in need of sewerage facilities, but owing to the lack of an outfall . nothing could be done to relieve the situation. An out fall for this region was begun in the fall of 1922, and in 1924 was finished to Prince Street. An appropriation of about fifteen hundred dollars would be sufficient to build a sewer in Prince Street from the terminus of the present sewer to Myrtle St., and this would provide for a number of dwellings that now discharge their sewerage into the gutters of the street, and I believe a sufficient appropria tion should be made to construct the above described work. CEMETERIES Woodlawn and Saccarappa Cemeteries are both in excellent condition, and are well managed by our Board of Trustees. In closing, gentlemen, I urge you to render all possi ble assistance in making our city a bigger, better and healthier community to live in, and with that as your motto go forward fearlessly with a determination that will continue throughout the year and gain for yourselves that mark of esteem that should rightfully be yours for the many tasks well done. .i n. I REPORT OF THE \ Chief Engineer of Fire Department W estbrook, M e., Jan. ]8, 1920. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Westbrook : * G entlemen :—I beg to submit the following report for the year 1925: FIRES AND ALARMS During the year there were 95 alarms, as follows : Bell Alarms, 11 Still Alarms, 76 House Calls, 7 False Alarm, 1 Total number of calls, 95 LOSS AND INSURANCE Loss on buildings, $ 2,898.95 Insurance on buildings, 114,450.00 Excess of insurance over loss, $111,551.05 Loss on contents, $ 1,688.00 Insurance on contents, 229,300.00 Excess of insurance over loss, $227,612.00 To the Mayor and Committee on Fire Department I wish to extend my thanks for their kindness and assist ance. Respectfully submitted, Oscar C.